Everyone In A Man For All Seasons Is Pursuing Their Own Ends. What Makes More Different?
.... providing the
end sees him satisfied. "…our job as administrators is to make it as
convenient as we can," Cromwell states in reference to the King's divorce
and the pursuit of More's support. He is "…the King's ear," and is thus
responsible for all the menial tasks which the King would otherwise have to
perform, including seeing to it that Sir Thomas More either agrees to give
the King his support or is punished. One of these duties is to spy on
others for the King's benefit. One instance of this is on the night More
goes to visit cardinal Wolsey, Cromwell ‘magically' appears as More is on
his way home. He asks of More, "You lef .....
|
|
Humanity's Fall In "The Garden Of Eden"
.... 75, 108-110). Satan's moral state further
decays in Book nine as detailed in a soliloquy at the beginning of the book
by Satan. Satan recognizes his descent into bestiality after once being in
contention with the gods to sit on top of the hierarchy of angels. He is
unhappy with this "foul descent" and in turn wants to take out his grief on
humanity. Despite recognizing that revenge eventually becomes bitter,
Satan wants to make others as miserable as he is. It is i n destruction
that he finds comfort for his ceaseless thoughts. (Bk. 9, lines 129-130,
163-165). Satan is described at length in an epic simile that compares .....
|
|
Examination Of Puritan Philosophy In Bradford's "On Plymouth Plantation"
.... God before they came half-seas over, to
smite this young man with a grievous disease, of which he died in a
desperate manner, and so was himself the first that was thrown overboard".
Bradford believes that the sailor died because God was punishing him.
According to Bradford, the sailor's cursing, and mistreatment of the other
passengers displeased God, so God punished him accordingly.
In the same chapter, Bradford tells of another ship passenger named
John Howland. At one point in the trip, the Mayflower came upon a violent
storm. The winds of the storm were so fierce, and the seas were so high,
that all the sailor .....
|
|
Hemingway's "The Old Man And The Sea": An Analysis
.... with food, a living, an enemy, and a
friend.
When he was out on the sea fishing, he was at home. The sea, la
mar, was like his mother. The fish in the ocean were like his brothers and
sisters. When he heard the dolphins playing in the night he thought, "They
are good...they are our brothers like the flying fish." (p.48) He had
almost reeled the giant marlin in when he realized what he was doing. "You
are killing me, fish. But you have a right to. Never have I seen a
greater, or more beautiful...thing than you, brother." (p.92) Even as he
ate the fish that he would catch, or as he killed scavengers trying to get
the marlin .....
|
|
Lord Of The Flies: Our Society Suppresses The Evil That Is Presented In All Of Us
.... did thad they had to kill, because they got so pumped up when they did
it. Jack then began killing as if it were a luxury. They became savage
hunters as evil took over; they killed almost as if it were a sexual
performance for them.
As this adventure began, Jack was the leader of the choir. He was
a bully who always wanted to be the leader and be looked upon with the
utmost resopect. When Ralph came along as a mild and sensible boy, and was
chosen ahaed of Jack as the leader, Jack was furious. Jack wanted more
than anything to become leader and he began an amoral reign as he let the
evil within take control. He becam .....
|
|
Fahrenheit 451: Books - A Part Of Our Past
.... our day and age people are watching too much television. We
figure that everything that is in books is on the television. If we need
to learn about something we rent a movie about it or watch a show on it.
No one reads books anymore just for the fun of it, or so they can read the
paranormal, science fiction, horror, classics, fiction or non-fiction
novel that surround our world. If we want to see stuff like that we will
watch “The X-Files” or rent a Stephan King movie. Actually when you read
books there is much more satisfaction about it. They help you develop
your imagination which can be very good in many things. The descri .....
|
|
Fahrenheit 451: The Meetings Between Montag And Clarisse
.... rubs the
dandelion under Montag's chin and Clarisse remarks "What a shame, you're
not in love with anyone " (22). Montag thinks that he is in love, but
realizes that he is not in love and not at all happy.
In the third meeting, Montag begins to feel that he has known
Clarisse forever. Montag states " You make me feel very old and very much
like a father " (28). Clarisse remarks " Now you explain why you haven't
any daughters like me, if you love children so much? " (28). Montag
realizes that it is a long time since anyone has cared enough to ask a good
question rather than sit around and worry about themselves. Montag an .....
|
|
The Scarlet Letter: The False Qualities Of Life
.... the ranks of the church and had the utmost
respect of the people of Boston. Dimmesdale's "eloquence and religious
fervor had already given the earnest of high eminence in his profession"
(48). Hawthorne pointed out that Dimmesdale was a very influential and
powerful speaker, whose soft spoken words, "affected them [the townspeople]
like the speech of an angel" (48). Dimmesdale also had the ability to
preach unmatched sermons, containing messages that could touch souls. This
was the case during a service following his vigil when, "Souls… were
brought to the truth by the efficacy of that sermon, and vowed within
themselves t .....
|
|
Hemingway's "A Farewell To Arms": Henry - A Man Of Action, Self-Dicipline,
.... Henry witnessed the
gruesome executions of the officers before him and knew he was not going to
die without a fight to preserve his precious existence. Being a man of
action rather than words, was the determining factor which helped him
survive this unfortunate confrontation with death. Regardless of the
circumstances, Henry used his authoritative position to make sure others
did not engage in any threatening positions that could jeopardize the ir
safety and the safety of others. When one of his ambulances got suck in
the mud during a retreat, two sergeants simply tried to abandon the
situation but Frederick stopped them in t .....
|
|
The Fellowship Of The Rings
.... would they be tempted to misuse the
ring. But Frodo's will held strong. Up unto the climax of events, when
the ring raids came to take what once belonged to them. In a moment of
weakness, Frodo placed the ring on his finger. He vanished from his
party's sight. "Take the ring off Frodo!", they yelled. But he was frozen
in his steps. Determind to get it they approached him. In a brave
attempt to protect the ring, Frodo ran up to them, held the sting high in
the air, attempting to strike one of them. But he failed. And instead he
took a wound in his side. He then somehow managed to mount back on his
horse and ride away acr .....
|
|
Feminism In Jane Eyre
.... little more than a servant who was paid to share her scarce amount of
knowledge in limited fields to a child. With little respect, security, or
class one may certainly feel that an intelligent, passionate and
opinionated young woman such as Jane Eyre should deserve and be capable of
so much more. The insecurity of this position, being tossed around with
complete disregard for her feelings or preferences, is only one of many
grueling characteristics of this occupation. However for Jane to even
emerge into society, becoming a governess seemed the only reasonable path
for her.
The women of the Victorian Era can be regarded as th .....
|
|
Davis' "Fifth Business": Death Of Boy Staunton
.... a
devastating blow to ones true happiness in later life. This was exactly the
case in Boy Staunton's life. Once, when he was little, he got in an
argument with Dunny which led to snowballs being launched at Dunny from an
aggravated Boy Staunton. The last snowball concealed a rock, and hit
Dunny's neighbor Mary Dempster in the head. As a result, she gave birth
prematurely (to Paul Dempster), and then afterwards became “simple minded”.
This particular incident acted as a foundation for Boy's growing shadow,
and contributed to the demise of his soul. It is ironic that the person
who had such a significant influence on Boy Staunt .....
|
|
|
